Application of Web 2.0 Tools in IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) & IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Libraries of India: a Study

Authors

  • Rupak Chakravarty
     Department of Library & Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014
  • Kiran Chopra
     Department of Library & Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2013/v50i1/43870

Keywords:

Web 2.0, Blogs, Wiki, RSS, Instant Messaging, Social Networking

Abstract

Internet‟s rapid growth and broad penetration, along with affordable enabling Web 2.0 technologies, has not only democratized access to information but also catalyzed open access publishing which has contributed to the explosion of freely available digital information. The paper describes how the IIT and IIM Libraries provide access to their collection and user support for all that access using Web 2.0 technologies such as synchronous messaging and streaming media, blogs, wiki and social networking.

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Published

2013-02-04

How to Cite

Chakravarty, R., & Chopra, K. (2013). Application of Web 2.0 Tools in IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) & IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Libraries of India: a Study. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 50(1), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2013/v50i1/43870

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Volume 50, Issue 1, February 2013

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Received 2013-12-27
Accepted 2013-12-27
Published 2013-02-04